Know the toughest soldier of World War I, Alvin C. York

New Delhi: Alvin C. York is one of the most famous soldiers of U.S after World War I. He killed 28 German soldiers and captured 132 in France's Argonne Forest during World War I on October 8, 1918.Alvin C. York born on December 13, 1887, in Pall Mall. He was raised in a rural backwater in the northern section of Fentress County.York family eked out a hardscrabble existence of subsistence farming supplemented by hunting, and York became a competent marksman at an early age. Living in a region that saw little need for education, York had a grand total of nine-months schooling at a subscription school he attended in his youth. He was drafted into the army during WWI.During the beginning days of his service, York had a crisis of conscience between being a pacifist and a soldier in the 82nd Infantry Regiment. To alleviate York's concerns, his commanding officer cited various Biblical passages that seemed to justify violence under certain circumstances. Of all the days of his service, October 8, 1918 proved the most famous as it was on that day, his actions earned him the Medal of Honor. York showed almost unparalleled bravery during the war.York was the part of a force of only 18 U.S. soldiers sent to infiltrate behind German lines in the hopes of neutralizing German machine guns. Six soldiers were killed and three were wounded with the start of York's group mission, But still York managed to win the battle. He took the command of remaining soldiers in ferocious fighting. When six German soldiers with bayonets charged him, he fired all the bullets left in his rifle before turning to his pistol to defend himself. He managed to shoot all six of the Germans. In the end of the fierce firefight, 28 Germans were killed by York, while York and his surviving men captured another 132 German prisoners of war.Later York was promoted to the rank of sergeant and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. In addition to the Medal of Honor, York's other military decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the World War I Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal all from the U.S.A. He also received the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre from France and even medals from Italy and Montenegro.His heroic story was told in the film Sergeant York.. He left this materialistic world on September 2, 1964.